Orchestra and Christ Church Choir of New Brunswick perform Handel’s “Messiah: A Sacred Oratorio.” Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. at the State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick; $30, or $25 for seniors and $10 for students; (732) 246-7469 or statetheatrenj.org.

THE CANADIAN BRASS quintet, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey Youth Chorus perform carols and classics. Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. at Prudential Hall at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. $20 to $82. (800) 255-3476 or www.njsymphony.org.